Olds Regional Exhibition - Cow Palace
5116 54 Street Olds AB T4H 1P5 · Food - General
Inspection summary
Olds Regional Exhibition - Cow Palace has been inspected 6 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since February 14, 2024. The most recent inspection, on May 26, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 22, 2026. For example:
Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Critical)?
Permits, records and postingLower risk
Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.
Recorded once on February 14, 2024. For example:
Does the facility have a valid permit and does the facility operate in compliance with the conditions of that permit, or is the facility awaiting approval prior to operation?
About this data
These results come from Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health), which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
6 inspections
- Risk Management Inspection
0 infractions
- Monitoring Inspection
1 infraction
- 11. Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Critical)?
- 1. The chemical dishwasher was not producing any concentration of sanitizer solution. The system did not appear to be pumping any sanitizer even though the bucket was full.Repair the dishwasher so that it correctly adds sanitizing solution into the wash cycle.Note: As the kitchen is only used to prepare and serve foods that do not involve customer reusable dishes or cutlery, a 2-compartment sink would be suitable if the administration wishes to remove the mechanical dishwasher.
- 11. Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Critical)?
- Monitoring Inspection
0 infractions
- Monitoring Inspection
1 infraction
- 04. Does the operator use approved methods for cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, and surfaces?
- 1. The bleach surface sanitizer was much too strong. The bottle said to use 1:9 concentration, which is much too strong. The correct concentration is 100ppm which is achieved by 1 teaspoon of bleach in 1 litre of water. The concentration should be confirmed via the bleach test strips.
- 04. Does the operator use approved methods for cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, and surfaces?
- Risk Management Inspection
0 infractions
- Monitoring Inspection
1 infraction
- 19. Does the facility have a valid permit and does the facility operate in compliance with the conditions of that permit, or is the facility awaiting approval prior to operation?
- The food handling permit that was observed during the inspection had expired.
- 19. Does the facility have a valid permit and does the facility operate in compliance with the conditions of that permit, or is the facility awaiting approval prior to operation?